Microbes are everywhere, even inside of our bodies. The gut microbiome has been shown to have a powerful influence on biology, and can even affect the brain. Scientists have been learning more about ...

Scientists have uncovered the cause of auto-brewery syndrome. Certain gut bacteria, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

Peking University, September 2, 2025: A groundbreaking study by researchers from Wuhan University, York University (UK), and Peking University has uncovered how Escherichia coli (E. coli) persister ...

A review reveals that water dispensers may harbor microbial contamination, challenging their safety compared to tap water and ...

A research team at the University of Würzburg has, for the first time, uncovered how E. coli bacteria sneak into the prostate ...

Bacteria can be ruthless. A new study has shown that when their survival is threatened because of food scarcity, they will kill and consume neighboring microbes. The work, which was reported in ...

Using ribosome engineering (RE), researchers from Shinshu University introduced mutations affecting the protein synthesis ...

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory ...

C.A. Tolchinsky is a medical education learning specialist at Nova Southeastern University College of Allopathic Medicine. Bryn Tolchinsky is a senior scientist at Eli Lilly. When medical students are ...